Happy Election Day. I feel like I need to have some sort of patriotic music playing in the background right now.

Now listen, I know tensions are running high. I know convictions and beliefs that we hold have been tried and tested.

And this year, and especially this election season, it's been heavy.

It's been divisive, and it's been really hard.

I don't know about you, but I have been doing a deeper dive behind the scenes,

listening to podcasts, reading books, having conversations with my close friends and family

to really answer the question, what are my own beliefs about all of this?

What do I believe to be true? What do I believe is the best way forward?

In today's episode, I want to remind all of us of three things the Lord calls us to in any and every season

of our lives. Three things that, if I'm honest, I feel like they've been pushed to the side.

Three things that I believe were part of the founding of this country and three things that

we absolutely must maintain if we are to move forward.

You're listening to Work and Play with Nancy Ray, episode 87.

Much of our daily lives can be divided into two categories, work and play.

Simply put, that is where our life and our legacy take place. This is a podcast all about learning to work and play well,

which leads to a healthy soul and a fulfilling life. Listen in.

So I thought about doing a recap of a brief history of America today or something really patriotic.

I even considered sharing my political views and why I believe them.

But after sifting through all of that, I finally landed on something that I feel really strongly about. And that's simply encouraging you right where you are to focus on your

character today, to focus on these three things that I alluded to, because ultimately, America,

I believe, is guided by the character of her people.

As I mentioned, there are three things, I believe, were part of the founding of this country,

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